Biomechanics involves the study of forces, movement, and mechanical properties of biological systems, while mechanobiology involves the study of how mechanical forces lead to responses by cells and tissues, and how these responses contribute to development, physiological function, and disease. UC Davis has a long and storied history of biomechanics and mechanobiology-related research, and in fact the BMEGG was founded by a group of faculty who were conducting orthopaedic and musculoskeletal biomechanics research. Currently, our expertise in biomechanics and mechanobiology includes a diverse range of applications and scales from cellular and subcellular mechanics to tissue-level adaptation to human movement and performance.
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Faculty
Surl-Hee (Shirley) Ahn
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- Assistant Professor
Keith Baar
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- Professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology
Ye Chen-Izu
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- Professor
Blaine Christiansen
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- Professor
- Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group
- Graduate Advisor for the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group
Cristina Davis
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- Professor
- Associate Vice Chancellor for Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives
Fadi Fathallah
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- Professor and Department Chair
Aidan Gilchrist
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- Assistant Professor
Dake Hao
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- Assistant Professor
Volkmar Heinrich
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- Associate Professor
Johannes W. Hell
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- Professor
Maury L. Hull
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- Professor Emeritus
Wilsaan M. Joiner
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- Professor
Tonya Kuhl
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- Professor and Department Chair
Kent Leach
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- Lawrence J. Ellison Endowed Professor of Musculoskeletal Research
- Vice Chair of Research
Atul N. Parikh
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- Professor
Anthony Passerini
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- Associate Professor
Carolynn Patten
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- Professor
Leonor Saiz
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- Associate Professor
Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn
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- Professor
Jonathon Schofield
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- Assistant Professor
Sanjeevi Sivasankar
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- Professor
Lucas R. Smith
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- Assistant Professor
- Graduate Advisor for the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group
Jiandi Wan
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- Associate Professor
Rich Whittle
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- Assistant Professor
Soichiro Yamada
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- Associate Professor